DSU student who was cleared of rape charges sues school

6:13 PM,
Dec. 17, 2013

The entrance to Delaware State University in Dover, June 8, 2006.

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A Delaware State University student who was kicked off campus for 45 days before being cleared of rape charges is suing the school for damages, saying his civil rights were violated.

In a federal lawsuit, Andre L. Henry, 21, said the school did not provide him due process while it reviewed criminal charges that already had been dropped.

"We found out yesterday that his on-campus disciplinary charges were found to be 'not responsible,' " his attorney, Daniel C. Herr, said Tuesday, referring to DSU's General Judicial Council's investigation. ...